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BY STAN FINGER
The Wichita Eagle
The shooting of a Wichita man next to an east Wichita barber shop Tuesday appeared to stem from a dispute in a parking lot several weeks ago, police said Wednesday.
Franklin Williams, 27, was shot more than once "in the lower extremities" at about 1:50 p.m. in the 1800 block of East 13th Street, Lt. Jeff Easter said. Williams underwent surgery at Wesley Medical Center and is expected to survive.
Williams told police he did not know the name of the shooter, but that the man had gotten mad at him over "a driving issue," Easter said.
The shooter confronted Williams again in the parking lot of Adrian's 2 Hip Hop Barber & Beauty Shop.
"It's so out of the norm... to argue and escalate to the point of a gunfight," said Brian Withrow, a criminologist at Wichita State University. "That's pretty remarkable."
Several people saw the shooting, Easter said, and corroborated the victim's description of events.
"It is not gang-related from anything we can see," Easter said.
Police hope to interview the victim again once he has had more time to recover.
Anyone with information should call the felony assault section of the Police Department at 316-268-4191.
Reach Stan Finger at 316-268-6437 or sfinger@wichitaeagle.com.
